Defeated by a flywheel UPDATE: Flywheel defeated!

[700rpm]

Tried to reinstall my flywheel with the engine in the car this morning. Could not do it. Had the engine studs temporarily in place on the crankshaft and was able to slip the flywheel into position, but could not get it to fit over the pins. Not a one man job, I guess. At least, not when that one man is me.

I've got a guru coming over tomorrow to help, but if anyone has a suggestion how one guy can do it alone, I'd love to hear it.

UPDATE: At 3:00 this morning I woke up and realized the problem: I was hanging up on the dang cotter pin in the bottom of the flywheel housing. My buddy came over this morning and we had the flywheel installed in about 4 minutes. I'm more than a little embarrassed I didn't think of that yesterday.

[Joe K]

Long bolts (2) with the heads cut off and a slight bevel/taper.

Once on the two bolts, it should be only a matter to slide the flywheel forward and then using the remaining two flange bolts, bring the flywheel forward onto the flange dowels.

Using the long bolts you separate the bolting action from the placing action from the landing action.

The dowels have a slight chamfer at their outer edge? Made to take on the flywheel?

Once nearing home you want to snug up the flywheel "evenly" on either side. Also match any match-marks that may have been found (or made) during dis assembly.

Joe K

[700rpm]

"Once on the two bolts, it should be only a matter to slide the flywheel forward and then using the remaining two flange bolts, bring the flywheel forward onto the flange dowels."

Right Joe. I used head studs instead of bolts, but same theory. The two remaining bolts don't reach in far enough to grab a thread. I'll try the chamfer idea, though; that might do it.

[Purdy Swoft]

I use the long water neck head studs. Thin grease on the studs may help. It is a tough job muscleing the sixty something pound flywheel with the engine in the car, its dane-jus too .

[Mitch//pa]

C'mon ray do it

[James Rogers]

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[700rpm]

Got it done this morning.

[Terry,NJ]

Another reason for lightening!
Terry

[Y-Blockhead]

Originally Posted by 700rpm

UPDATE: At 3:00 this morning I woke up and realized the problem: I was hanging up on the dang cotter pin in the bottom of the flywheel housing. My buddy came over this morning and we had the flywheel installed in about 4 minutes. I'm more than a little embarrassed I didn't think of that yesterday.

Thanks for sharing that. (Maybe) It will prevent me from making that mistake if I ever have to replace my flywheel.

[700rpm]

Originally Posted by Y-Blockhead

Thanks for sharing that. (Maybe) It will prevent me from making that mistake if I ever have to replace my flywheel.

I hope so! I didn't take the cotter out because it's so darn hard to put back with the ring gear in the way. It does look like if you turn the cotter 90 degrees you might be able to slip the flywheel/ring gear over it, between the teeth, instead of trying to horse it behind it, like I did.

And my flywheel is lightened, and it does help. I don't know how anybody who isn't built like the guy in Mitch's picture above could get that thing in place!

[redmodelt]

Ray;
When I put the flywheel back in the Vic. I left it out after I had the same problem. The hole had been drilled out as it was and would have needed a big wonking cotter pin if I had used one.

[PC/SR]

Left the cotter pin out on the last flywheel installation. It still drips just fine.

[Phred]

"Left the cotter pin out on the last flywheel installation. It still drips just fine."

Roger That! Hansel (see avatar) does not travel as many dirt/mud roads as he did in his younger days.

Peace

[Bob Bidonde]

redmodelt,
If the occasion arises that you want to install the cotter pin in your flywheel housing with the oversize hole, use a big washer on the inside and put the cotter pin through it.